exactitude

ex·ac·ti·tude

noun \ig-ˈzak-tə-ˌtüd, -ˌtyüd\

Definition of EXACTITUDE

: the quality or an instance of being exact : exactness

Examples of EXACTITUDE

1. <after its opening weekend, a movie's final box office gross can be estimated with considerable exactitude>

First Known Use of EXACTITUDE

1734

Related to EXACTITUDE

Synonyms: accuracy, accurateness, closeness, delicacy, precision, exactness, fineness, nicety, perfection, preciseness, rigor, rigorousness, ultraprecision, veracity

Antonyms: coarseness, impreciseness, imprecision, inaccuracy, inexactitude, inexactness, roughness

Related Words: correctness, fidelity, rightness, strictness, truth; definiteness, definitiveness, definitude, determinacy; nicety, subtlety; care, carefulness, fastidiousness, meticulousness, persnicketiness

Near Antonyms: approximation, roundness; falseness, falsity, incorrectness, wrongness; carelessness, guesswork, looseness; indefiniteness, vagueness

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Rhymes with EXACTITUDE

beatitude, correctitude, decrepitude, disquietude, inaptitude, incertitude, ineptitude, infinitude, ingratitude, inquietude, natural food, senectitude, similitude, solicitude, vicissitude